diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index b0dfd3222013..8f9cef1ccad8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_policy_transition_delay_us);
  *                          SYSFS INTERFACE                          *
  *********************************************************************/
 static ssize_t show_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
-				 struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+			  struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-				  const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+			   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	int ret, enable;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index d4ed0022b0dd..1d133df9cb99 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_policies(void)
 /************************** sysfs begin ************************/
 #define show_one(file_name, object)					\
 	static ssize_t show_##file_name					\
-	(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)	\
+	(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)	\
 	{								\
 		return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", global.object);		\
 	}
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ static ssize_t intel_pstate_show_status(char *buf);
 static int intel_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size);
 
 static ssize_t show_status(struct kobject *kobj,
-			   struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+			   struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static ssize_t show_status(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_status(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_status(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 			    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	char *p = memchr(buf, '\n', count);
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static ssize_t store_status(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_turbo_pct(struct kobject *kobj,
-				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu;
 	int total, no_turbo, turbo_pct;
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static ssize_t show_turbo_pct(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_num_pstates(struct kobject *kobj,
-				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu;
 	int total;
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static ssize_t show_num_pstates(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_no_turbo(struct kobject *kobj,
-			     struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+			     struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static ssize_t show_no_turbo(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 			      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_min_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_min_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
@@ -1048,12 +1048,13 @@ static ssize_t store_min_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_hwp_dynamic_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
-				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", hwp_boost);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_hwp_dynamic_boost(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_hwp_dynamic_boost(struct kobject *a,
+				       struct kobj_attribute *b,
 				       const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 882a9b9e34bc..72f59e8321e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -254,20 +254,12 @@ __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 static struct freq_attr _name =			\
 __ATTR(_name, 0200, NULL, store_##_name)
 
-struct global_attr {
-	struct attribute attr;
-	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
-			struct attribute *attr, char *buf);
-	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
-			 const char *c, size_t count);
-};
-
 #define define_one_global_ro(_name)		\
-static struct global_attr _name =		\
+static struct kobj_attribute _name =		\
 __ATTR(_name, 0444, show_##_name, NULL)
 
 #define define_one_global_rw(_name)		\
-static struct global_attr _name =		\
+static struct kobj_attribute _name =		\
 __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 
 
